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Service bulletin 0224

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id630631
Published by NHTSA2002-04-19
Manufacturer's number0224
Manufacturer's date2002-02-04
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE CD4E TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT HARSH AND DELAYED 1-2/2-3 UPSHIFTS AFTER TRANSAXLE OR TURBINE SHAFT SPEED SENSOR REPLACEMENT, POSSIBLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES 628, 642, 645, 646, 647, 648, P0731, P0732, P0734, P0741 AND P01744. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Axle

Trouble codes named

P0731, P0732, P0734, P0741

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
FORD ESCAPE2001, 2002
FORD PROBE1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY COUGAR1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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149362001-07-23. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CD4E AUTO TRANSAXLES MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES FOR GEAR RATIO OR HARSH AND DELAYED 1-2 / 2-3 UPSHIFTS AFTER TRANSAXLE OR TURBINE SPEED SENSOR (TSS) REPLACEMENT. *TT
147612001-06-01. Service bulletin. CD4E TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A LEAK IN THE TRANSAXLE CONVERTER HOUSING NEAR THE COOLER LINE CONNECTOR. *TT
01772001-05-22. Service bulletin. REAR AXLE PINION SEAL LEAK AT THE ROTARY BLADE COUPLING (RBC). *TT
001822001-04-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT NO FORWARD GEAR RANGES DUE TO THE MISALIGNMENT OF THE FORWARD / COAST CLUTCH CYLINDER SNAP RING WITH RESPECT TO THE LEGS OF THE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON. *JB
0102012001-04-03. Service bulletin. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO TRANSAXLE DIFFERENTIAL SHIM MEASUREMENT. *JB
125192000-11-14. Service bulletin. CD4E TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A NO FORWARD DRIVE CONCERN. *TT
115202000-08-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH MTX V6 TRANSAXLE CASES MAY MALFUNCTION DUE TO DIFFERENTIAL GEAR FAILURE POSSIBLY CAUSED BY ABUSIVE DRIVING. *TT